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[[pre-printed blue page number 53]] Th. May 30/61 [[double underlined}Th. May 30/671[[/double underlined]] Left Ship at 9 A.M. 9.A.M ^[[Course made good]]121 ^[[Dist. in Paces - feet -]] 300 [[data in right margin relating to 9 A.M. time, Course, & Paces]] Az Comp. Bearing from Point arr at [[line]] {Vessel 301° {Budt Mt 323.5 {C.W. F. Mt 248 {Direct Mt } {where begin } 1.5 {Land Pass } {Parker's Bluff 70 {Look Out I. } 66 { R. T } { " L. T - 126 { " Peak - 84 {Rt Hand Ent to} {Res. Hr }292 {Out Pt of Is - 156 [[line]] [[/data in right margin relating to 9 A.M. time, Course, & Paces]] [[large blank space left of data in right margin]] [[pencil note: To be completed[[/pencil note]] [[Course made good]] 156 [[Dist. in paces - feet]] 300 [[data in right margin relating to 9 A.M., Course 156 and Paces 300]] {Look.Out } {Peak } 12 {R. T. - - 6 {L. T - - 86 {Park. bluff 64 {Bluff } {S.S. of do} 82 {No 2 Bluff 90 {Fr. H. 109 {Bishop Mt. 110 {Lupt. Mt. 116 {Greenwood } {Mt. } 153 {A Isd Nth Side 208 {B. Point 170 {C - " 160 [[pencil note: Do [[for To be Completed]] [[/pencil note]] [[line]] [[/data in right margin relating to 9 A.M. time, Course, & Paces]] [[data in right margin relating to 9 A.M., Course 153 and Paces 300]] {1 - - 304 {2 - - 265 {3 - - 255 {3 1/2 229 {4 - - 201 {5 - - 168 [[line]] [[/data in right margin relating to 9 A.M., Course 153 and Paces 300]] [[data in right margin relating to 9 A.M., Course 153 and Paces 200]] {1 - - 323 {2 - - 299 {3 - - 284 {3 1/2 246 {4 - - 210 {5 - - 172.5 [[line]] [[/data in right margin relating to 9 A.M., Course 153 and Paces 200]] [[data in right margin relating to 9 A.M., Course 153 and Paces 300]] {Ext. Land 163 {N. side Ent} {to R. B. } 177 {Fr. Hd - - 104 {Budt Mt 304 {Gr. Mt 333 [[line]] [[/data in right margin relating to 9 A.M., Course 153 and Paces 300]] A.M. 11.30 Started to return } 12.30 P.M. Arr. at ship } [[paces]] 1400 [[line]] Compared Chros. R's h5.m12.s57 On return On starting 1.23.58 G.H.'s 5.0.0 [[in pencil "?"]] 1.11 _______ _____ 12.58 [[in pencil "?"]]
Transcription Notes:
The start of Hall's May 27, 1861, journey to Frobisher Bay begins on page 288 of Hall's book. "Hall's Island" is not named for Charles F Hall, but for Christopher Hall, Master of the Gabriel, of the Frobisher expedition o 1576 (sse page 1, Vol. 2, of Hall's book. Also see p. 10, Vol. 2 for mention of Hall's Island and Hall's Smaller Island.